Birthdays
Charles John Biddle
Turns 40 on this date
Theodore Myers Carson
Turns 25 on this date
John Kenney
Turns 29 on this date
William Maclay Lyon
Turns 50 on this date
Andrew Jackson Wilcox
Turns 24 on this date
Events
| Education/Culture | Charles Dickens begins publication of his "The Tale of Two Cities" | 04/30/1859 |
| Lawmaking/Litigating | The trial of Oberlin-Wellington rescuer Charles Langston continues in the federal court in Cleveland, Ohio |
04/19/1859 to 05/09/1859 |
Documents
| Letter | Abraham Lincoln to Salmon Portland Chase, April 30, 1859 | 04/30/1859 |
| Newspaper | New York Times, “Law and Public Opinion,” April 30, 1859 | 04/30/1859 |